Quality Engineer - Agile Delivery (Hybrid - Telford)
Location: Telford (Hybrid - approx. 2 days/week onsite)
Salary: £47,000 - £65,000 + benefits
Type: Full-time - Permanent
Clearance: Must be eligible for SC clearance

Are you an experienced Quality Engineer who thrives in Agile environments and is ready to take ownership of quality across the software development lifecycle?

We''re working with a large-scale businesses sector programme, helping to grow a collaborative, engineering-led team at the forefront of digital transformation. If you''re passionate about modern testing practices, automation, and working in fast-moving multidisciplinary teams - this is the role for you.

What You''ll Do:
Be part of a collaborative Agile delivery team, working alongside engineers, BAs, and product stakeholders.
Own the quality assurance process - from understanding requirements through to delivery.
Build and maintain automated test frameworks using modern BDD approaches (Cucumber, Gherkin).
Conduct API testing, functional and non-functional testing, and support 3rd-party QA integration.
Ensure test coverage across all stages of the SDLC in a Java-based, cloud-hosted environment.

What We''re Looking For:
5+ years'' experience in testing or quality engineering roles.
Hands-on expertise with:
Test automation tools (e.g., Cucumber, JUnit)
API testing (Postman or similar)
Version control systems (e.g., Git)
Strong understanding of Agile delivery and test-first principles.
Ability to write and implement BDD scenarios (Gherkin) and collaborate with developers on automation.
Familiarity with Java environments - you don''t need to code, but you''ll be working closely with it.
Excellent communication skills and a proactive, team-oriented mindset.

Why This Role?
A genuine opportunity to shape how testing and quality are embedded in engineering delivery.
Work with modern technologies and practices in an enterprise-level transformation environment.
Hybrid working with flexible arrangements and a supportive, knowledge-sharing team culture.
Career growth opportunities in a well-established and forward-thinking technical environment.

Additional Info:
Must be eligible for SC clearance
Interview process: 2 stages (technical task + cultural fit)

If you''re ready to work in a role where quality is not just a phase but a mindset-apply now or reach out to learn more.